Kapitel 245: Go On Then, Live

Redakteur: Vermillion

Southern City, in the Hang Yang Province, was situated at the southern part of Light Wind Empire. The empire's land area was not small, containing seven large provinces with many large cities within each of them.

"Seven provinces, three cities, one large island." This saying summarised the layout of how Light Wind Empire would look like on a map. Hang Yang Province was one of those seven. The three cities referred to were the three great ancient cities, one of which was the capital.

The capital, Western Mystery City, and Border City, all had extensive histories. Western Mystery City existed even before Light Wind Empire was established, and its history could be traced back to many previous dynasties.

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Water Villages of Jiangnan:

Refers to the towns in Jiangnan built with a river running through them. Rows of brick houses are built near and at times right next to the river itself.

Of those Water Villages, the most picturesque villages are the ten ancient towns :

Zhouzhuang, Tongli, Luzhi, Xitang, Wuzhen, Nanxun, Mudu, Zhujiajiao, Guangfu, Anchang.

A number of these towns are in Suzhou so if you are considering a trip, you can consider that city. Zhujiajiao is in Shanghai, a major city, just a FYI.

The architecture of said towns can be described as your typical wuxia drama houses with white brick walls and a curved tiled roof. The scenic spots are connected by slightly weathered and curved stone bridges, often flanked by a nearby willow tree, or really just trees in general --I'm not a tree guy so I can't name them. From time to time, you can spot a number of zigzagging wooden bridges with pavilions built on them for admiring the scenery or just the people travelling down the river in a wooden boat.

In a sense, it's reminiscent of Gion in Kyoto, but less wood, less well-maintained(I mean more historic) and less Geishas too...